JPS5825435B2 - ashtray - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an ashtray with good operability, particularly an ashtray suitable for use in automobiles.

Conventionally, many ashtrays for automobiles, for example, have a structure in which a handle is formed on the front of the inner case and can be pulled out by hand.However, the handle (protrusion) imposes design constraints, and When operating the pullout while driving, the driver cannot take his eyes off the road ahead and has to grope to find the handle, which not only makes the pullout operation troublesome, but also distracts from the driver's attention to the front, which is dangerous. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems.
A retaining member and a guide member are provided for the outer case and the inner case, and the engagement member is locked and switched by the guide member, and the inner case is closed with a closing bush.
To provide a new one-touch bush-and-fush type ashtray that can be opened with an opening bush.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, on the left side of the driver's seat facing a meter case 2 provided on an instrument panel 1 of an automobile, there is a console box 4 from which a shift lever 3 protrudes.
A cigarette lighter I and an ashtray 8 are installed in the console box 4 along with a car radio (car stereo) 5 and a clock 6. On the top of the lid 9 of the ashtray 8, as shown in FIG. The symbol “Butush” indicates alms.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 as a first embodiment, the ashtray 8 has an arcuate outer wall 10,
Both fan-shaped side walls 12a are bent toward the center shaft 11 from both ends.

12b, both side walls 14a, 14b that spread out in a fan shape from the shaft groove 20 that fits into the center shaft 11 and are slightly smaller than the inner surface of the outer wall 10 of the outer case 13; 1
4b and an inner case 16 made of heat-resistant synthetic resin having a cover 5 and a bottom wall 15 on the lower side, and the lid 9 is fixed to the front side of the inner case 16.

The outer wall 10 of the outer case 13 is provided with rising portions 10a, 10a that serve as stoppers when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is opened, and both side walls 12a are provided.
, 12b includes a console box (supporting member) 4
Mounting brackets (17 and 17) for mounting on the side are welded and fixed respectively.

Further, a fire cut plate 18 is provided on the inner bottom wall 15a of the inner case 16 by being pivotally connected with a pin 19.

A center shaft 11 is installed on both side walls 12a and 12b of the outer case 13, and a shaft groove 20 is formed in the bottom wall 15 of the inner case 16 to be removably fitted into the center shaft 11 from above. case 16
The inner case 16 is supported so as to be able to swing open and close around the central shaft 11, and the inner case 16 can be lifted upward and removed from the outer case 13 when disposing of the intake glass or the like.

Additionally, a torsion coil spring 21 is attached to the center shaft 11.
is wrapped around the inner case 16 to urge the inner case 16 in the opening direction, and the entire inner case 16 is wrapped around the outer case 13.
is pressed against the side wall 12a on one side.

On the other hand, on one side wall 14a of the inner case 16, which is opposite to the side wall 12a on one side of the outer case 130, a retaining pin (engaging member) 22 located at a predetermined radial position from the center shaft 11 is implanted. , the retaining pin 2
The side wall 12 of the outer case 13 corresponding to the rotation locus of No. 2
Is there a guide lever in a? (Guide member) 23 is pivotally connected with a stepped pin 24.

As shown in FIG. 6, the guide lever 23 is pivoted so as to be slightly movable in the axial direction of the stepped bin 22, and is biased in the engagement direction by a wire spring 25, while
An outward slope 2 for swinging the entire guide lever 23 while being guided by the retaining pin 22 when the bushing 6 is closed.
6, and a locking portion 27 for locking the engagement pin 22 in the closed position is provided at the rear end of the slope 26, and the locking pin 2 is released when the inner case 16 is opened.
2 is provided with a cut-and-raise piece-shaped switching portion 28 that is inserted into the lower part and switched to the return path.

If the ashtray 8 is configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 7a,
When the inner case 16 is closed, the engagement pin 22 of the inner case 16 is locked to the locking portion 2T of the guide lever 23 of the outer case 13, so the inner case 16 is held in the closed position. .

Next, as shown in Fig. 7, the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is
When it is opened and pressed by hand, the retaining pin 22 comes off from the locking part 27 of the guide lever 23 and slips into the lower part of the switching part 28.

Then, as the hand is moved back, the inner case 16 opens and swings following the hand due to the force of the wire spring 21, as shown in FIG. 1C.

At this time, the retaining pin 22 moves together with the inner case 16 so as to rub the lower part of the switching part 28 and lift the guide lever 23.

Thereafter, when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is closed and pressed by hand, the locking bottle 22 is locked again at the locking portion 27 while pushing the slope 26 of the guide lever 23 and swinging.
Inner case 16 is now held in the closed position.

In the first embodiment, the retaining pin 22 and the guide lever 23 are
Although a one-touch button-button type mechanism is constructed, it may be constructed as in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 13.

That is, in FIGS. 8 and 9, the inner case 1 near the side wall 12a on one side of the outer case 130
A retaining wire 30 having an engaging protrusion 29 located at a predetermined radial position of the central shaft 11 is fixed to the bottom wall 15 of the center shaft 11 with a screw 31 as shown in FIG. Outer case 13 compatible with rotation trajectory
A guide plate (guide member) 32 is fixed to the outer wall 10 of the housing 1 with screws 33, 33.

As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the guide plate 32 is arranged so that when the inner case 16 is closed,
A locking portion is provided at the rear end of the slope 34 for locking the engagement projection 29 in the closed position. 35, and a plate-shaped return path 36 is provided on the left side of the locking portion 35.

A wall 36a is formed between the return path 36 and the outward path 340 to prevent the retaining protrusion 29 from entering the return path 36 again when the bushing is closed.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, the locking portion 35 has a slope facing upward to the left, so that the retaining protrusion 29 located at ■ is moved to position ■ by elastic force, and the engaging protrusion at position ■ A protrusion 35a is provided so that 29 does not move directly to the position (3).

If the ashtray 8 of the second embodiment is configured as described above, the 13th
As shown in the figure, when the inner case 16 is closed, the engaging protrusion 29 of the inner case 16 is connected to the locking part 35 of the guide plate 32 of the outer case 13 as shown in ■ and ■.
Since the inner case 16 is held in the closed position, the inner case 16 is held in the closed position.

Next, when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is opened and pressed by hand, the engaging protrusion 29 moves from ■ downward in FIG.
The retaining protrusion 290 is moved to the left by the elastic force and is located at position (3).

When the hand is moved backward, the inner case 16 swings open following the hand due to the force of the torsion coil spring 21, and the engagement protrusion 29 engages the stopper part 10b of the outer wall 10.
It is held in the open position by being held against it.

At this time, the locking protrusion 29 rubs against the slope of the return path 36 as indicated by ■ and is pushed up while moving toward ■ along with the inner case 16.

After that, when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is closed and pressed by hand, the locking protrusion 29 changes from ■ to ■ as shown in FIG.
When the inner case 16 is pushed by the slope 34 of the guide plate 30 and twisted and swung as shown in , ■, ■, ■, and is again locked at the locking part 35 as shown in ■, ■, ■, the inner case 16 returns to the closed position. will be retained.

Note that in the open position, the fire cut plate 18
When the distal end of the engaging wire 30 is pushed down through the locking mechanism, the retaining protrusion 29 also releases the stopper portion 10b, allowing the inner case 16 and the outer case 13 to be removed.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the inner case 16 is supported by the central shaft 11 with respect to the outer case 13,
Although the inner case 16 was configured to swing open and close,
It may be configured to slide open and close like the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 14 to 16.

That is, an outer case 39 made of iron has a flat outer wall 37, both side walls 38a and 38b bent downward from both ends of the outer wall 370, and the inner surfaces of the outer wall 370 and both side walls 38a and 38b of the outer case 39. Narrower side walls 40a.

40a, front and rear walls 40b, 40b, and a bottom wall 41. The lid 9 is provided on the rear side of the inner case 42.

- The outer wall 37 of the outer case 39 is provided with falling portions 37a, 37a that serve as stoppers when the lid 9 of the inner case 42 is opened, and both side walls 38a,
Mounting brackets 17° 17 for mounting on the console box 4 side are welded and fixed to 38b, respectively.

Rail holding pieces 43 and 43 are provided on both side walls 38a and 38b of the outer case 39, and the inner case 42
On both side walls 40a, 40a are the rail holding pieces 43.4.
3 are formed with rails 44, 44 which are slidably held to open and close.

Further, an extension 37 of the outer wall 37 of the outer case 39
b, a torsion coil spring 46 is wound around the support shaft 45,
The front center of the inner case 42 is biased in the opening direction.

The one-touch button-button mechanism is the second
The same retaining wire 30 and guide plate 32 as in the embodiment are employed.

Therefore, in this third embodiment, the inner case 42 can be slid open and closed with respect to the outer case 39 using a button-button mechanism similar to that of the second embodiment.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention utilizes the locking and switching action of the retaining member and the guide member provided for the outer case and the inner case, and closes the inner case with the closing bush. Since the inner case is opened with an opening button, the inner case can be opened and closed with a one-touch button operation, resulting in good operability.

Furthermore, since a second elastic member is provided that biases either the retaining member or the guide member, the switching action can be performed reliably.

Further, since there is no need to provide a handle as in the conventional case, this is advantageous in terms of design, and since the bushing surface of the inner case is flat, it can be used for pasting labels, warnings, etc.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing how an ashtray is installed in a car, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ashtray lid, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ashtray in the open position of the first embodiment, and Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 1. front view of the ashtray,
5 is a sectional view taken along line I-I in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the guide lever, and FIGS.
8 is a perspective view of the ashtray of the second embodiment in the open position; FIG. 9 is a sectional view corresponding to the section taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 8; Figure 10 is a side view of the retention wire, Figure 11 is a perspective view of the guide plate, Figure 12 is a sectional view of the main part of the guide plate, and Figure 13 is the state of movement of the retention wire and retention protrusion relative to the guide plate. 14 is a plan view of the ashtray of the third embodiment, FIG. 15 is a partially sectional front view of FIG. 14, and FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along the line ■--■ of FIG. 15. 8... Ashtray, 9... Lid, 11... Center shaft,
13゜39...outer case, 16, 42...
Inner case, 21, 46...Torsion coil spring (
22... Engagement pin, 23... Guide lever, 25... Wire spring (second elastic member), 2
7, 35...Locking part, 28, 36...Switching part, 2
9... Engaging protrusion, 30... Engaging wire (second elastic member), 32... Guide plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An ashtray having an outer case fixed to a support member and an inner case supported by the outer case so as to be openable and closable, the inner case having a first elastic force that urges the inner case in an opening direction. a retaining member provided on one of the inner case and the outer case, and a guide member provided on the other, the guide member having the engaging member extending in the opening/closing direction of the inner case. An outbound path and a return path are formed to guide the member, and a connecting portion between the outbound path and the return path includes:
A locking part that locks the retaining member guided in the outward path to the closed position when the inner case is closed, and a switching part that removes the retaining member from the locking part and switches to the return path when the inner case is opened. 1. An ashtray comprising: a second elastic member which biases either the retaining member or the guide member in the switching direction to the return path.